Fire breaks out at Maruti Suzuki vendor India Japan Lighting

Initial reports indicate there were no casualties. The fire, workers said, have damaged the assembly line and could impact supplies to Maruti Suzuki.Sharmistha Mukherjee | ET Bureau | Updated: September 07, 2016, 18:29 IST

NEW DELHI: A major fire broke out at the factory of India Japan Lighting in Bawal, Haryana last night leading to an immediate shutdown of the facility. The company is a key supplier of head lamps and tail lamps to Maruti Suzuki India among others.

Initial reports indicate there were no casualties. The fire, workers said, have damaged the assembly line and could impact supplies to Maruti Suzuki. A spokesperson at Maruti Suzuki said that the first shift is currently underway and evaluation is on to gauge the supply situation for running production through the day.

Earlier in May this year a similar incident at the factory of air-conditioning kit maker Subros Ltd resulted in a production loss of 25,000 cars for Maruti Suzuki.

The fire at India Japan Lighting could hit further production at Maruti Suzuki which is already struggling to meet demand with strong orders for new launches Baleno, Brezza. The company is utilising fully its capacity at Haryana and is set to operationalise its third unit in Gujarat early next year.

India Japan Lighting was incorporated in 1996. The company also supplies to a Greater Noida factory of Honda Cars India Ltd. The supplier has another factory in Chennai, which caters to Renault-Nissan Alliance among others.